Improvement in whip-sockets



T. L. WHITACRE.

'W'HIP-SOCKET.

Patented May 9,1878.

WITNESSES ATTDBIEYS.

METERS. FHOTO'LITHOGRAPHER, WASMNG'TON. D C.

UNITED STATES THOMAS L. WHITAORE, OF EAST ROCHESTER. OHIO, ASSIGNOR 'TOHIMSELF,

PATENT OFFICE,

EDWARD F. WHITAORE, AND GEORGE T. WHITAORE, OF SAME PLAOE.

IMPROVEMENT IN WHIP-SOCKETS.

Specification forming part'of Letters Patent No. 177, [86, dated May 9,1876; application filed April 19, 1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS L WHITAORE, of East Rochester, Columbianacounty, Ohio, have invented a new and Improved Whip- Socket, of whichthe following is a specification: 7

Figure 1 represents a vertical central section of my improvedwhip-socket, and Fig. 2 a horizontal sectioniof the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The object of my invention is to provide for carriages an improvedwhip-socket that allows the secure locking of the whip, so as to preventtheft of the same and theinvention con-' sists of a whip-socket withclamping-spring and locking-cam.

In the drawing, A represents a whip-socket of metal or other suitablematerial; B, the clamping-spring,which is riveted at the lower end tothe inside of the whip-socket. The upper end of the spring Bis providedwith a curved whip-binding clamp-piece, O, that is carried against thewhip by a swinging eccentric cam, D. Cam D tllI'IlS 'b V means of a keyin a suitable extension-casing, A, of the whip-socket, and entersthrougha slot, at, into the socket, so as to engage and press the springfirmlyon the whip. The slot at is of such length that the cam isprevented, when in locked position, from sprin-gingback so as to releasethe whip.

The spring clamps the whip in perfectly reliable manner in the socket,and secures the same thereby by a cheap and effective mechanism.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent The combination of a whip-socket, having interiorclamping-spring and slot back of the same, with a swinging eccentric camfor looking or releasing the whip, substantially as specified.

THOMAS L. WHITAGRE. Witnesses:

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